Great Rock Mine
Some Facts
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Great Rock Mine Some Facts |
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| This web site was set up with the simple purpose to find a home for a set of photographs. It was assumed that other web sites would exist giving information on this Dartmoor mine. No dedicated site has yet been found ,so this page has been added to give a little bit of background to the photograpaphs. |
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few Dates from the mines History
1820's Mining activity recorded in area 1850's Hennock iron mine working in area 1865 Mine closed 1870 Mine opened by Van Iron Ore Company 1878 Mine Closed 1896 Mine opened by Otto Schmidt and Company 1900 Owned by G Gartzke and Company 1902 Owned by Ferrubron Manufacturing Company 1969 Mine Closed |
The
Ore
Micaceous Haematite:an Oxide of iron called often called "shining ore ".It was used as a base for anti corrosion paint particularly battleship Grey The Ore was found in five main lodes running East to West, and mainly worked from adits entering the from the hillside at different heights. |
Other
"Shiney Ore" Mines in the area
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Some
Names in its History
Manger until 1920 W H Hosking: Staff in 1933 C Tucker C Tucker jnr W Webber S Preston |
| Sources
of Information
Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley P Richardson NMRS publications Dartmoor Mines:The Mines of the Granite Mass Atkinson Burt and Waite |
Warning
This web sites aim is to publish the set of Sidney Preston's photographs .The mine is located on private property and contains many dangers. This site cannot encourage visits to the location. |